Oct 27 PHOTO: Lou Reed with Vaclav Havel and Hillary Clinton, 1998 Here is Lou Reed with Vaclav Havel & Hillary Clinton, White House 1998: #YeWei pic.twitter.com/n0nZ65syeV— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) October 27, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 27 Velvet Underground leader and legendary musician Lou Reed is dead Singer Lou Reed performs on stage at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, on June 14, 2012. Credit: Paul Bergen/AFP/GettyImages Rolling Stone reports Velvet Underground leader and celebrated New York musician Lou Reed is dead at 71. Continue reading
Oct 27 Reports of Saudi female drivers detained; one woman shares her experience Madeha Al Ajroush, women's rights activist, holding a toy car in a shopping mall in Riyadh. Courtesy: Madeha Al Ajroush Women protesting a ban on driving in Saudi Arabia took to the streets on Oct. 26 -- and some… Continue reading
Oct 27 #SOMALIA Somalia journalists beaten, radio stations taken off air: union http://t.co/NFH4smewyp— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 27, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 27 What we're watching Sunday Violent Sunday in Iraq and Afghanistan The AP reports that a new wave of coordinated car bombs hit Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad and a suicide bomber targeted soldiers in the northern city of Mosul on Sunday. At least 56… Continue reading
Oct 26 A secret weapon against hacking: College students .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } It's no secret that cybercriminals… Continue reading
Oct 26 #SNOWDEN "Thank you Edward Snowden," say Pro-Snowden, anti-spying rallyers at the National Mall today. pic.twitter.com/jOF4DfHEN1— Allison McCartney (@anmccartney) October 26, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 26 Japan PM says country will be "more assertive" toward China Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after delivering his policy speech at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/Toru Hanai In an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister… Continue reading
Oct 26 What we're watching Saturday .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Saudi Arabian women break driving… Continue reading
Oct 25 How much are top-tier programs willing to spend on college football players? .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Armen Keteyian, author of "The… Continue reading